Old Top Gear 1992 - Messerschmitt Bubble Car
Messerschmitt, temporarily not allowed to manufacture airplanes, had turned its resources to the production of other products in 1952 Messerschmitt Fend approached with the idea of making small motor vehicles 2 These were based on his Fend Flitzer invalid 3 car.
The first of Fend's vehicles to go into production at the plant in Regensburg Messerschmitt KR175 was 4 Kabinenroller title means scooter with cabin 5 While the name Messerschmitt and badges were used on the car, a separate company, incorporated Regensburger in Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH, was established to manufacture and market the vehicle 4.
The KR200 replaced the KR175 1955 4 Using the same basic framework as the KR175 with changes to the body, especially including winged wheel cutouts before and improved glass design, 6 the KR200 was also a almost total redesign 7 the rear suspension and motor assembly has been reworked, and hydraulic dampers have been installed in the three dimensions of the wheel tires have been enlarged to 4 00 8. 6
Retail for about DM 2500, the KR200 was considered an immediate success with almost 12,000 built during its first year, 6 8, which was the highest annual production for the Kabinenroller 6 models a top speed in excess 90 km h 56 mph 8 despite a claimed power output of only 10 PS July 4 kW; CV 9 9 8 reflects the light vehicle weight and low aerodynamic drag 9 An export package included a paint system two tone, painted hubcaps, a fully populated interior, a heating device, a clock, and a spark sun canopy 6.
In 1956, about a year after West Germany joined NATO, Messerschmitt allowed to manufacture aircraft again and lost interest in Fend microcars s Messerschmitt sold to Regensburg works Fend which with brake supplier and the hub Valentin Knott formed Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH Regensburg RMF to continue production of KR200 and other vehicles October 11.
In 1957, the model KR200 Kabrio was released, with a canvas top, and the frames of fixed side windows was followed by the Roadster KR201 without window frames, using a high tissue fold, a windshield and side curtains A removable Sport Roadster was offered later without top and with the fixed awning in place so that the driver should go up and down on top of the car 10.
Production of the KR200 has been greatly reduced in 1962 and ended in 1964 11 that sales have been declining for several years, the demand for basic economic transport in Germany has decreased while the German economy boomed 12 A similar situation developed in other parts of Europe as the largest export destination manufacturer, the UK, where sales have been particularly affected by the growing popularity of the Mini.
In 1955, in order to prove the durability of the KR200 Messerschmitt prepared a KR200 to break the 24-hour speed record for three-wheel vehicles under 250cc March 15 cu in the record car had one special seat body low a slide motor greatly changed, but the suspension, steering and braking components were stocks accelerator, brake and clutch cables were duplicated record the car was run on 29-30 August 1955 to Hockenheimring for 24 hours and broke 22 international speed records in its class, including recording the speed of 24 hours, which it set at 103 km h 64 mph June 13, 14.
Messerschmitt and RMF, factory transformed Cars Service in order for the industry like automobiles Services in concept to Servi-Car Harley-Davidson and Indian shipping tow the car service had a detachable tow bar and clamp, a revised forehead suspension to accommodate the drawbar in use, and inside the car storage system to accommodate the tow bar when not in use the technician would drive the service car to the car and, if the client's customer car was drivable, attach the tow bar to the front of the car service, clamping the other end of the tow bar to the car bumper the customer, and drive customer car to the garage When the service is complete, you drive the car to the customer during the towing of the car service, detach the car service's car client, and return to the garage about 12 were built; only one is known to exist at present 15.
The KR200 included several features to KR line and its derivative with four wheels, the RMF TG500 Externally, the narrow body, the canopy of transparent acrylic bubble and lower position are among the most obvious characteristics.
The narrow body and a correspondingly low frontal area was obtained with tandem seating, which also permits the body to cone as an aircraft fuselage, within a practical length 10 PS 7 4 kW; 9 9 CV propelled KR200 about 105 km h 65 mph fuel consumption according to car was 2 L 3 100 km 87 mpg imp 9.
The seats also centralized tandem mass of the car along the longitudinal axis, with the low center of gravity, low weight and placement of the wheel to extreme vehicle, gives good characteristics kr200 handling 16 a more minor advantage of tandem seats is that it has an export version to countries that grow on the model of a useless left export was built, but noted a more luxurious trim level 6 .
Messerschmitt Kabinenroller with Yılmaz Onay and Erol Keskin in Turkey in 1968.
Entrance to most KR models except the KR201 Sport Roadster and a corresponding TG500 release was a hinged canopy door on the right side of the vehicle, the door includes all windscreen windows, window frames on all but the Roadster models folding top on Roadster and Kabrio models and acrylic bubble on other versions and the context in which it is defined, extending from the right side of the monocoque tank to the left of the models on Sport Roadster, the glass was fixed and there was no up or no windows at all, only a 10 barrel cover.
KR200 Kabrio; the hood replaces the bubble in this release.
The top of the bubble on the KR200 has been simplified with respect to that of KR175 by the use of a windshield glass greater curve which forms A-pillars with the side window frames This allowed the bubble to be simpler and more compact than the KR175 bubble, and was therefore easier and less expensive to produce the wiper, manual on KR175, KR200 was electric on 6.
The KR200 receives a 191 cc July 11 cu in Fichtel Sachs air fan forced cooled 17 single engine cylinder two-stroke positioned opposite the rear wheel, 6 just behind the seat 3 of the passenger the engine had two sets of cutting points contact, and to reverse the motor has been stopped and restarted, going backwards This was done by pressing the additional key in the ignition switch to normal, intentionally or not a result was that the KR200 sequentially, positive transmission-stop provided the car with the same four transmission ratios available in the opposite direction as in the advancement 6.
Apart from the dual-mode contact, KR200 had a steering rod which is reminiscent of an aircraft April 16 To direct KR200, the driver might rotate the steering bar about its axis from the horizontal position to the right instead thereof in rotation as with a conventional steering wheel citation needed the mechanism is directly connected to tie rods of front wheels, providing a very direct response best suited for small amounts of movement, 4 16 unlike other common steering mechanisms that involved a reduction gear, the shift lever has a secondary lever which, when activated, would put the car in neutral, no matter what gear he had been before, although transmission should be moved first before the car would be able to go from a stop.
Unlike KR175, KR200 had the full set of clutch pedals, brake and accelerator pedal again actuated brake mechanical brakes using cables 6.
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Wagner, Carl second quarter 1973 Ist das nicht ein Kabinenroller Ja das ist ein Kabinenroller Carl Wagner takes off on Messerschmitt Automobile Quarterly 40 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017 USA Quarterly Automotive 11 2162171 LCCN 62004005 date values from the date help.
Wagner, Carl second quarter 1973 Under the Bull A short flight in a Messerschmitt KR200 Automobile Quarterly 40 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017 USA Automobile Quarterly 11 2,172,177 62,004,005 LCCN date values from the date of aid.
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